Von Waldersee-Lee Collection
Summary
Letters, clippings, invitations, programs, calling cards, menus, and other memorabilia of court life. The collection gives a good picture of German court life during the last three decades of the 19th century, concerning events of the reigns of the first three German emperors, the last of whom, H.M. Wilhelm II, was related to Mary countess Waldersee by marriage. Much material concerning Mary Esther Lee, countess Waldersee, including letters from her mother, Ann D. Lee, and letters written to her cousin Mary Hoppin in New Haven, Conn. Typed transcripts of the letters are also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1861-1915
Language of Materials
English
Extent
4 linear feet (23 volumes)Biographical / Historical
Mary Esther Lee was the daughter of a wealthy wholesale grocer of New York City. In 1864 she married Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein. He died in 1865. In 1874 she married Count Alfred von Waldersee, who became Field Marshal of the German army. Mary von Waldersee was an influential figure in German royal circles, and active in charitable work.
Arrangement
Unprocessed.
Ownership and Custodial History
Bequest of Mary P. Quincy, 1922.
Publications About Described Materials
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Adrien Hilton, 2020.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Waldersee, Mary Esther Lee, Gräfin von, 1838-1914. Von Waldersee-Lee Collection, 1861-1915 (MS Am 994-996): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- November 16, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hou04003
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Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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